Basketball Game Preview: North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers vs. Franklin County Seahawks

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Home	44-18 W
01/05/24 - Away	23-31 L
12/02/23 - Home	24-38 L
01/30/23 - Home	44-22 W
12/09/22 - Away	65-29 W
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North Bay Haven Academy has gone 8-2 against Franklin County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Bay Haven Academy Buccaneers will head out to square off against the Franklin County Seahawks at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

North Bay Haven Academy will bounce into Friday's match after beating Arnold, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. North Bay Haven Academy blew past Arnold 49-28 on Wednesday. The Buccaneers pushed the score to 39-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Marlins cut but never quite recovered from.

Kaylee Goodpaster was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 21 en route to 31 points along with six assists and six rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of North Bay Haven Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Aniyah Campbell, who posted eight points and ten boards.

North Bay Haven Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Franklin County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. John Paul II 31-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Seahawks have posted against the Panthers since December 7, 2017.

The victory made it two in a row for Franklin County and bumps their season record up to 10-3. As for North Bay Haven Academy, their record now sits at 10-8.

Everything went North Bay Haven Academy's way against Franklin County in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as North Bay Haven Academy made off with a 44-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Bay Haven Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.